TF
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Florida is not a good place to find lyme doctors. The one good one I knew of retired last year.
If at all possible, seek treatment up north where the better lyme doctors are. That gives you the best chance of regaining your health.
You can contact the lyme support groups in Florida for some help. See Support Groups on the left side of the page.
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You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are.
Also, most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
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